Welcome to Westerly, RI

Welcome
to one of the best kept secrets in New England -
Westerly, Rhode Island. Westerly is located in the
southwest corner of the state of Rhode Island, right
along the border with Connecticut and along the
shores of the Atlantic Ocean.

Westerly is a family fun destination. You will find
beautiful sandy beaches, family fun parks, boating,
sailing and many other local
attractions.

While
in Westerly, you may also want to enjoy its more
refined side. Visit our restaurants,
art galleries, come for the Shakespeare in the Park,
listen to the Chorus of Westerly sing, go wine tasting
or stay in one of our fine Inns or Bed
& Breakfasts.

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Westerly RI News

Animal conA trol officers say they suspect fisher cats or coyotes could be responsible for the abnormally high number of missing house cats in Westerly. Officer Thomas Gulluscio tells the Westerly Sun at least nine cats have been reported missing this month.

The Providence Police Department has identified the woman who fell from the first floor of the Providence Place Mall parking garage just after 7 p.m. on July 16 as Trudy Oxx. Oxx was from Westerly and was 35 years old.

South County Community Action Agency CEO Joseph DeSantis announced this week that the agency's Head Start program is recruiting new students for spots in its Washington County classrooms. "With about seven weeks until we begin the new school year, we're stepping up our recruitment efforts to identify more children who can benefit from this high-quality early education program," DeSantis explained.

David Perez, 19, of 198 Branford Ave., was charged Tuesday with criminal violation of a protective order and criminal violation of a restraining order. Charles Smith, 28, of 143 Tower St., Westerly, R.I., was charged Monday with possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Officials say 11 mothers have filed complaints with the Rhode Island Attorney General's office against Westerly-based jeweler MommyMilk Creations for extensive delays. Some mothers have been waiting nearly two years for the company's products, which are made from samples of their own breast milk.

Two hospitals and four doctors in Rhode Island were reported as having high complication rates during routine Medicare surgeries during the past five years, based on data released by non-profit media watch-dog group ProPublica. According to the data, of eight common Medicare procedures that can be performed at least one of nine hospitals in Rhode Island, two hospitals -- Roger Williams Medical Center and South County Hospital had four doctors between them that had high adjusted rates of complications during the surgeries.

Westerly - Little Narragansett Bay and the lower Pawcatuck River are plagued with high bacteria and nutrient levels, poor tidal flushing, decreased dissolved oxygen levels and thick mats of nuisance algae, prompting a "call to action" by the nonprofit group Save the Bay on Thursday. During a news conference aboard the group's vessel as it traveled down the lower Pawcatuck River into the bay, South County Coastkeeper David Prescott urged the towns of Westerly, Stonington and upriver to work with Save the Bay on a 7-point action plan.

July 14--PAWTUCKET -- About 20 people came out to a community meeting Monday night to comment on the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's ongoing review of its fares, ticket types and payment options. The study comes as RIPTA is looking to replace the traditional swipe-style fare boxes and replace them with more modern ticket readers that could take payment through cellphones, debit cards or another type of stored-value card.

Authorities are still investigating after a swimmer was struck by a boat and seriously near Taylor Swift's Westerly home Tuesday. The RI Department of Environment Management says 56-year-old James Delisle was swimming about a quarter mile off of Swift's property around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon when the boat struck him.

L+M Healthcare and Yale New Haven Health System say they've agreed to affiliate, joining the larger New Haven institution with the parent organization of Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, Westerly Hospital, a medical group and Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut. Yale New Haven Health System will spend $300 million in Connecticut and Rhode Island for primary care, OB/maternity services, orthopedics, neurosurgery and other specialties.

Once more unto the breach! The Colonial Theatre is returning for its 24th season of presenting Shakespeare in Westerly's Wilcox Park, with this year's production being "Henry V." Starring as the title character is Colin Ryan. He was part of the "Waiting for Godot" and "No Man's Land" casts on Broadway in 2013-14, and he earned his masters degree in classical acting from The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. "Henry V" is set around the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War, and the Colonial info notes that the drama is "a timely study of the causes and the price of war, of leadership, and the enduring legacy of violence."

Prosecutors say a Charlestown man and former employee of the Rhode Island Veteran's Cemetery is expected to plead guilty to charges that he stole veterans' gravestones to use as flooring in his home. In his initial appearance before a judge in federal court, an attorney for 59-year-old Kevin Maynard entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.

The summer might be time for Shakespeare productions in the park, but, at the Granite Theatre, it's also time for " Shakespeare in Hollywood ." The Westerly venue is presenting the Ken Ludwig comedy through July 19, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Not all landlords want a bookstore so much that they'll forego market rates, but there are a growing number who do. "I very much believe that [a bookstore] is the lifeblood of a town," said Chuck Royce, president and co-chief investment officer of Royce & Associates.

Carolyn Moore of Manchester reads a book recently while enjoying the sun at McCook Point Park beach in Niantic. Dana Jensen/The Day For many people, summer vacation is the time to sit at the beach or next to the pool and dive into that book they haven't had time to read all year.

Editor's note: Operation Stand Down Rhode Island is the Champions in Action winner for the second half of 2015 in the category of strengthening communities through veterans support. The organization receives $35,000 in unrestricted funding from Citizens Bank, and volunteer and promotional support from NBC 10. It started as a yearly weekend encampment to help local veterans.

Groton&#xa0;- For the second time in less than a month , a fired former Norwich police officer is facing charges connected to a smash-and-grab style burglary. Groton Town Police on Tuesday charged Jamie Longolucco, 41, in connection with an Aug. 31, 2014 burglary of two paintings from The Finer Line Gallery in downtown Mystic.